Smoker&#39;s utensil



Sept. 11, 1934. J. E. NEAHR 1,972,896

9 SIOKER' s UTENSIL FiledSept. 5.1951 2 Shets-Sheet 1 HWENTOR Jacob E. Ned/7r.

Sept. 11, 1934. J. E. NE'A R ,89

SMOKERS UTENSI L Filed. Sept. 5,1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOk Jacob E. Neal:

. ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 11, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT 0m 1,912,896 suoxsa's UTENSIL Jacob E. Neahr, .Scarsdale, in. Application September a, 1931, Serlal No. 580,922

23 Claim.

This invention relates to smokers utensils and is in the nature of improvements, which may be used with parts illustrated in my application #545,712, filed June 20, 1931, and in my application #554,198, filed July 31, 1931.

An object of the inventionds to provide an ornamental article which is simple in structure so that it may be manufactured at a low cost and which may be used as an extinguisher, as a holder and as a tray for cigarettes.

A feature of the invention relates to means including two elements, one of which is provided with an aperture through which the cigarette may be inserted to present it perpendicularly to the other element, one of said elements being stationary, the other being movable relatively thereto to remove the burning ashes from the cigarette.

In carrying out the invention 1 provide means including a tray above the floor of which there is supported a grid or scraper against which the cigarette may be thrust perpendicularly and means by which the cigarette may subsequently be rotated, while in contact with the scraper, to

through the grid into a receptacle beneath. Another feature of the invention relates to means by which the ashes may be removed from .the grid.

Other features and after appear. I

In the accompanying drawings which form part of the specificatio Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the device illustrating the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of scale;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the grid taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and

Figs. 5, 6 and '1 are vertical sections illustrating different ways of attaching the extinguisher to various forms of trays.

Similar reference characters represent similar parts throughout the several views.

advantages will hereinthe grid' one. larger In the form of the invention illustrated in remove the lighted ashes which then drop.

ment 17 which extends upwardly therefrom, and

which is suitably secured to said ring by fitting tightly therein or soldering, or both. The ring 16 is secured to the top of the cup portion or cylindrical support 12 by any suitable binding medium such as plaster of Paris, glue, etc.

The rest 15 has four arms 18 to form two cross grooves 19 in which a cigarette C may be supported horizontally as in Fig. 2 so that the burning ashes, which may drop therefrom, do not drop -,on the table by which the device may be supported, but drop into the tray 11. It will be understood that by this arrangement of dais the cigarette may be kept out of the tray and free from the ashes which may accumulate therein. The rest 15 has a downwardly extending sleeve 20 by which it is rotatably supported in the upper end of the tubular element 17 for 1a purpose hereinafter described.

The extinguisher 13 includes a grid 21, suitably secured in the lower end of the tubular element 1'7, against which the lighted end of the cigarette may be placed vertically, through an aperture 22 in the sleeve of the rest preparatory to scraping the ashes therefrom in a manner more clearly described hereinafter.

r The grid comprises a lower member 23 which consists-of a ring 24 and an irmer portion 25, said ring and-portion 25 being joined to each other by radial arms 26. The grid further includes an upper element 27 having several arms 28 extending radially from a central portion 28* thereof, said arms 28 extending one over each of the arms 26, the grid elements being secured to each other by a screw 29 and a nut element 30. The upper grid element 27 is properly located and prevented from rotating on the lower element 21 by two ears 31 bent downwardly from one of the arms 28110 embrace the corresponding arm 26 of the The grid 21 is centrally located beneath the aperture 22 and each arm 28 of the upper grid element 32 is provided with an upturned lip or scraper 32 against which the cigarette is rotated to scrape the burning ashes therefrom and thus extinguish the cigarette. A pointed member 29, forming the head ofthe screw 29, is located in the center of the grid and works up into the center of the cigarette to break up the fire and prevent concentration of the lighted ashes at the center of cigarette. The upper edgeof each lip 32 is inclined to the horizontal so as to keep the end spreading while being pressed against the grid.

The cigarette becomes connected :with the lower grid element 21.

of the cigarette from.

'dium of a projection or tooth 33 projecting extends downwardly close to the lips 32 so as to scrape from said lips ashes which tend to adhere thereto. The ashes may readily be removed frOmLthe cup portion 12 by inverting the device thus causing said ashes to pour through the grid and then through the aperture '22.. The tubular portion 17 is funnel like to readily conduct the ashes to the aperture 22. The rotatable guide 20 may be held on the tubular element 17 by a projection 34 bent from the lower edge thereof as in Fig. 2.

In .Fig. 5 the tubular portion 1'7- is formed with a portion 35 to fit inside of the cylindrical support '12 to which the tubular portion may be secured directly in any convenient manner. The upper end of the rotatable guide 20 may be bent over the upper edge of thetubular portion 17 to form a finger piece 17 which may be readily grasped, by the same fingers 'by which the cigarette is being heldagainst the grid '21, to rotate said guide and cigarette.

The nut element 30 is provided (Figs. 1 and- 4) at its lower end with a threaded shank 42 so that the extinguisher 13 may be readily mounted on a sheet metal tray 43 of the type shown in Fig. 6, said tray having formed in the center thereof an upward, hollow extension 44 into which shank 42 is threaded. In this form of the invention the ashes drop from the grid directly into the tray 43.

The nut element 30 of the extinguisher 13 may readily be replaced by another designated by the numeral 45 when the extinguisher is to be mounted on a plate like tray 46 (Fig. 7) which may be composed of moldable material such as crockery, glass, bakelite, etc. The nut element or post 45 is screwed on to the shank '29 of the screw and receives a screw 47 passing up freely through a tray 46.

Thus it will be understood that when the cigarette is to be extinguished it is inserted into the aperture 22 to present the burning and to the grid, pressing it against said grid slightly. The guide is then rotated to scrape the'burning ashes from the cigarette, said ashes dropping through the grid to the receptacle beneath it.

While certain preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, it will be underhole 48 in the floor of the stood that changes in the form, arrangements,

proportions, sizes and details thereof may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a grid against which a cigarette may be pushed perpendicularly, a guide by which the cigarette may be directed to said grid, and means to support said grid and said guide, said guidebeing rotatably cigarette may be rotated thereby over said grid.

2. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a grid against whicha cigarette may be pushed perpendicularly, a guide by which the cigarette may be directed to said gridjmeans to support said grid and said guide, said guide being rotatably mounted on said grid so that the cigarette may be rotated thereby over said mounted on said grid .so' that the means and into which the ashes drop from said grid.

3. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of two elements, one of said elements having an aperture therein through which a cigarette may be inserted to present it perpendicularly to the other element, the latter being composed 'of open work to permit the ashes to drop therethrough, one of said elements being fixed, means to rotatably support the other element with respect to the fixed element to shear the lighted ashes from the cigarette, and a receptacle to support the fixed element and to catch the ashes.

.4. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of two elements, one of said elements having an aperture therein through which a cigarette may be inserted to present it perpendicularly to the other element, one ofsaid elements being fixed, means to rotatably support the other element with respect to the fixed element .to shear the lighted ashes from the cigarette, and means on onejof said elements to connect the cigarette thereto.

5. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a stationary extinguisher element, an element, and means to rotatably support said element with respect to the extinguisher element, the latter having an aperture into which the cigarette may be inserted to present it to the stationary element, the cigarette being rotatable by, the rotatable element while the cigarette is in contact with the stationary element to remove the lighted ashes from the cigarette, and a device on said-rotatable element to engage the cigarette so as to cause rotation of the cigarette with the rotatable element.

6. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a device to hold a cigarette, ascraper element composed of open work to permit the ashes to drop therethrough, and means to support said elements so that one may be moved arette may be rotated by said device to scrape the lighted ashes from the cigarette, and a member on said device to scrape the ashes from the scraper element.

8. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a grid, an element, and means to support said element with respect to said grid, said element having an aperture therein through which the cigarette may be inserted to present it to the grid, the grid comprising a pointed member extending therefrom-3' into the aperture, and arms extending outwardly from the pointed member, said rotatable arette so as to cause the cigarette to rotate with the rotatable element to scrape the lighted v ashes therefrom by said grid, the engaging member being also effective .to scrape the ashes from said grid.

9. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of an element having an aperture into which a cigarette may be inserted and rotatable about the axis of said aperture, a grid at the bottom of said aperture with which the cigarette contacts and against which the cigarette may be rotated to extinguish it, and a scraper on the element having a-member to engage the cig-.

rotatable element to remove the ashes from the second named element.

10. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a grid, means to support the grid and a guide mounted on said grid through which the cigarette may be inserted to engage the grid, said grid comprising radially disposed arms, and

' lips, one on each arm extending therefrom towards said aperture.

11. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of two elements, one of said elements having an aperture therein through which a cigarette may be inserted to present it to the other element, means to movably support one of said elements with respect to the other to remove the lighted ashes of the cigarette therefrom, one of said elements being composed of open work to permit the ashes to pass therethrough to prevent clogging of said extinguisher.

12. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a grid, and a guide supported on said grid through which the cigarette may be inserted to engage the grid, said grid having radially disposed arms, an element having arms equal in number to that of the grid, scraper members extending from the arms of the second said element, and means to secure said elements to'said grid.

13. In a smokers utensil, the combination of a grid, a guide element supported on said grid to direct a cigarette to the grid, a pointed member on said grid to work up into the cigarette,

a threaded stem on said pointed member, said stem extending through an aperture in the grid, and an element threaded on to said stem to retain the pointed member on said grid.

14. In a smokers utensil, the combination of an extinguisher element, a cigarette holding device, and means to rotatably support said device on the extinguisher element so that a cigarette may be rotated by said device against the extinguisher element to remove the lighted ashes.

15. In a smokers utensil,,the combination of a cap to fit over a receptacle, a fixed extinguisher element in said cap, a. rotatable element supported by the upper end of said cap .and above the extinguisher, said rotatable element having an aperture therein into which a cigarette may be inserted to present it to'the extinguisher element, said element being rotatable with the cigarette to scrape the ashes from the cigarette by means of the extinguisher.

16. A cigarette extinguisher including a sleeve portion, an extinguisher element supported in one end of said sleeve, and a guide element supported in the opposite end of the sleeve through which a cigarette may be inserted to the extinguisher element, said guide element being rotatable and effective to rotate the cigarette while in contact with the extinguisher element to remove the ashes vfrom the lighted end of the cigarette.

1'7. A cigarette extinguisher including a sleeve portion, an extinguisher element supported in one end of said sleeve, and a guide element-supported in the opposite end of the sleeve through which a cigarette may be inserted to engage the extinguisher element, said guide element being rotatable, and effective to rotate the cigarette while in contact with the extinguisher element to remove the ashes from the lighted end of the cigarette, said sleevehaving a portion to fit the open end of a receptacle, said sleeve converging from said portion towards the guide element so that the ashes may be poured from the receptacle through the guide element while the extinguisher is on the receptacle.

18. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a guide element having an aperture into which a cigarette may be inserted, an element of open work located at one end of the aperture and I disposed at right angles thereto, and teeth extending from the element of open work towards the cigarette and against which the cigarette may be rotated to scrape the ashes therefrom.

19. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a guide element having an aperture into which a cigarette may be inserted, an element of open work located at one end of the aperture and disposed at right angles thereto, and a scraper element supported on the element of open work, said scraper element having teeth extending towards the cigarette against which the cigarette may be rotated to remove the ashes therefrom, and means to secure the scraper element to the element of open work.

20. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a guide device having an aperture into which a cigarette may be inserted, an element of open work located at one end of the aperture and disposed at right angles thereto, means to support the guide device with respect to said element, and teeth extending from the element of open work towards the cigarette, the cigarette being movable over said teeth by said device to remove the ashes therefrom, and a member on said device to scrape the ashes from said teeth.

21. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a guide element having an aperture into which a cigarett may be inserted, an element of open work located at one end of the aperture and disposed at right angles thereto, a pointed element on the element of open work upon which the cigarette may be impaled, and radially arranged teeth extending outwardly from the pointed element and extending also towards the cigarette against which the cigarette may be rotated about its axis to remove the ashes therefrom.

22. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of a stationary extinguisher element, a rotatable element, and means to rotatably support said rotatable element with respect to the extinguisher element, the rotatable element having an aperture into which the cigarette may be inserted to present it to the stationary element, the cigarette being rotatable about its axis by the rotatable element while the cigarette is in contact with the stationary element to remove the lighted ashes tromfthe cigarette.

23. In a cigarette extinguisher, the combination of two elements, one of said elements having a vertical aperture therein through which a cigarette may be inserted to engage the other element which is horizontally disposed beneath, the

aperture element, the horizontally disposed. element having vertical apertures therein through which the ashes may drop, and means to mov-- ably support one of said elements with respect to the other to remove the ashes from the cigarette.

JACOB E. NEAHR. 

